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If the Americans think the American-Mexican border is bad, they want to take a look at the British-French border. For years, now, migrants have gathered in the far north of France to try and get over to Britain. The notorious Sangatte refugee camp saw riots in 2001 and 2002. But, in recent...

The far-left MP for (where else?) Islington North, Jeremy Corbyn, has taken a massive 20-point lead in the race to be the new leader of the Labour Party. Private polling shows Mr Corbyn set to top the ballot with 42%, way ahead of Yvette Cooper on 22.6%, Andy Burnham on 20% and Liz Kendall on...

The English troops who routed the French at Agincourt were famously described by Shakespeare as ‘we happy few’. But it appears they were fewer than anyone thought. Researchers at the University of Southampton now believe that Henry V’s fleet comprised just 650 ships – less than half...

A paw print made by a cat in Roman times has been discovered on a 2,000 year old roof tile in Gloucester. It was dug up in Berkeley Street in 1969 but the footprint has only just been discovered. Cat paw print discovered on Gloucester Roman roof tile 28 July 2015 BBC News...

What do Caligula, King John, Ivan the Terrible, Queen Ranavalona I and Mary, Queen of Scots have in common? They are all amongst the worst monarchs in history. 9 of the worst monarchs in history...

Here are five facts about Queen Victoria which might have slipped under your radar: 5 facts about… Queen Victoria On 20th June 1837 the 18-year-old Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland following the death of her uncle William IV...

The 4,000-year-old skeleton of a Bronze Age teenager has been unearthed on the site of a prehistoric earthwork close to the site of Stonehenge. The discovery was made during excavations of Wilsford henge, an ancient circular earthworks in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, just 15 miles...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among the disappointed crowd as the America's Cup World Series was abandoned due to extreme weather. William and Kate left the kids at home and travelled to Portsmouth to watch the second day of racing at the event. They were hoping to cheer on Olympic...

A football match was delayed at Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park on Saturday after unwanted visitors swarmed around the goalposts. A queen bee had attached herself to one of the posts, causing the penalty area to become a hive of activity. The referee suspended the start of the pre-season...

A 3D-printed aircraft has been launched from a Royal Navy ship and landed safely on a Dorset beach. The navy said the test flight from HMS Mersey demonstrated the potential use of small, unmanned aircraft at sea. Cdr Bow Wheaton said the navy was "very interested" in possible uses of unmanned...

Most Fifa members around the world, with the exception of Russia and the Asian members, are to find out today what teams they will face for the 2018 World Cup qualification. Gibraltar, a member of Uefa (which is why it's taking part in the Euro 2016 qualifying), is not a member of FIFA so will...

Tate Britain, on London's Millbank, is to hold a new exhibition on the British Empire - Artist and Empire - the first major show to explore the artistic legacy of the greatest empire the world has ever known. The Empire strikes back: This awesome painting of a bloodied British soldier...

The Spectator's Rod Liddle has had enough of living amongst us filthy kafir pigs and dogs so he has decided to run off and join Islamic State. I’m off to join Islamic State. See ya, kafirs! There’s plenty I can find to do out there, and if I don’t like it I’ll just come back...

Today is Prince George's 2nd birthday and, to mark the occasion, a picture of him with his dad has been released. Prince George photograph released to mark 2nd birthday 21 July 2015 BBC News An official picture of Prince George has been released to mark his second...

A university is in "exploratory discussions" to build the world's deepest swimming pool for spaceflight and human endurance research. The proposed 164ft (50m) deep pool at the University of Essex would be far deeper than NASA's own 40ft (12m) deep training pool in Houston. If it goes...

The horror of the Blitz brought raw terror to Britain’s streets 75 years ago. Despite the popular image of plucky East Enders saying ‘We can take it!’, a new book suggests the reality was sometimes very different. Secret history of the Blitz: The Oxford student driven so crazed by terror...

An ancient lakeside fortress older than the Pyramids has been uncovered on a new housing estate - and archaeologists believe it is one of the world's oldest known boat building communities. The wooden fort was built on stilts standing over a long-vanished Ice Age lake 4,900 years ago to...

A pair of peregrine falcons has set up home in an old crow's nest at a football stadium in Milton Keynes. The world's fastest predatory birds have also produced a chick that has just fledged from Stadium mk, the home of the MK Dons. Martin Kincaid, biodiversity officer at The Parks Trust...

An incredible labyrinth of forgotten Second World War tunnels built beneath the White Cliffs of Dover will reopen to the public today for the first time in 40 years. The Fan Bay Deep Shelter was carved out of chalk in just 100 days in the 1940s as part of Dover’s connected gun battery...

The Queen, apparently impatient to get to church, veered onto a grass verge to avoid a family strolling through Windsor Great Park. The monarch took to the wheel of a Jaguar X-type estate as she drove herself down the Long Walk on the Windsor estate on Sunday. But when she found her...